On all machines, no matter the brand, you can get into your BIOS by holding down the Shift key while clicking Restart in the Start menu. Then, select Troubleshoot, Advanced options, UEFI Firmware Settings, and Restart.
I have been seeing some of the latest rumors of Microsoft adding even more AI features, bloat, and privacy-invasive stuff in a future Windows 12 version. I am quite honestly sad about the direction that they want to take future versions of Windows, including the potential of making it cloud-streaming only in the future. Thanks for the tips and tricks as always CyberCPU!
I'm not even confident that there's going to be a Windows 12 at this point. However, Windows as a service has been something Microsoft has wanted for years. Decades in fact. I don't think they'll ever be able to get away with it.
Thanks Rich! Great video!! I've used all your windows tweaks videos on my system. They worked awesome!! Could you do a video on changing windows 11 startup sound? Thanks!!
So. based on synergy, which if any will be the bottleneck next? I have the 9800X3D and will buy the RTX 5090 ? or will they be equal in performance if this makes sense?
I really hate setting up new computer, takes me a long time to get it to where I'm happy even with the basic setup (and it's backed up). Anyhoo, BIOS update and settings I always do before installing the OS.
With new installs of Win11 24H2 on new hardware, I find running Windows Update will find most if not all the drivers you need. Some will be in advanced optional. Usually a BIOS update will be there as well. I have had good results. Cheers from Saskatoon.
I agree, I have found Windows 11 in general to be much better at finding drivers than Windows 10. After running a driver installer tool like SDIO after Windows Update on both, Windows 11 covered even the more obscure drivers, almost ruling out the need for driver installer tools entirely.
Windows update uses older drivers most of the time. It does work great but I recommend installing your GPU and chipset drivers from the manufacturer. There's been instances with GPU drivers that using the manufacturer's driver instead of the default Windows driver had a 20% boost in performance.
@@CyberCPU I always install the latest video drivers from the manufacturer after Windows update is finished which is great unless you are installing Intel onboard video drivers then Windows update will reinstall the older driver. Yes, I know there is a way to tell it not to do that but it is easier just to go to device manager and put the new one back.
@CyberCPU Perhaps you're right. I had a hard time finding more information about this online. But considering that you most likely encounter Windows Update on a more regular basis from your line of work, I respectfully withdraw my earlier statement. Thank you for your videos, your recommendation to use Snappy Driver Installer Origin has been a life saver!!
we are going in march or April to Get our new PC parts bc we both need uogrades so we are going to microcenter in Dallas and getting the parts. thats the best way the only thing iam not gonna replace is the 4 tb NVMe SSD becouse 1. i dont want 24H2 and 2. i dont want to be spending hrs re D/Ling everything. enjoying the videos Rich i always look forward to them.
No, most programs like that are malware. There's only one exception to that rule and I can't remember the name of it at the moment but I did a video on it a long time ago.
Hey Rich, one question. Sometimes when I get into my bios/uefi it randomly freezes and need to restart my PC, but never ever had a freeze in normal use, I mean, when i´m on WIndows since I built this system back in October 2022. I´m have 32 GB RAM running in XMP mode an Asus Prime Z690-P. Could this issue be caused by the XMP? Any info about it will be appreciated. Happy new year!
memory bandwidth increase only helps the cpu not the north bridge. for a performance increase, augment the dram to 64 gb or 128 gb if your system supports it.
I had an old z97 mb that I gifted to a relative, I was dumbfounded as to why XMP could no longer be enabled in the bios. Years later, after installing win11 using the rufus method. Came to find out the dip switch to enable XMP was disabled. Needless to say, I'm glad modern motherboards don't do this anymore.
I just wanted to comment on something that happened to me a few days ago. I have a MSI Z-690 Pro motherboard, and I went into bios to change my fan curve settings and saved them and restarted. The result was a disaster as my entire admin account was GONE!!! Do you know what could have caused this? Oh, fortunately I did make a clone backup the day before, so I was able to restore my admin account with all my data. So, for you new PC builders or buyers or ones lucky enough to be gifted a new PC. Backup your data before messing with your bios!
Great session. That reminded me to check my RAM speed. I upgraded from 32GB @5600MT to 64GB @5200MT but it shows 4800MT. No way to adjust the RAM speed in BIOS. So I returned the RAM. I can't believe I missed this check. Amazon stated this RAM is a typically returned item so maybe this is why?!?!
Love your videos. One thing I would like to see is a tutorial on how to edit the Right Click Content Menu. Mine is so cluttered by programs added junk to it. I tried a couple of 3rd party programs but they don't seem to be able to remove everything that I wanted them to remove. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Treating myself to a new machine, an Intel Core 7 Ultra system with hopefully 64GB of memory, running 2 sets of 2x8GB each for a total of 16 Gigs. at 6400/CL 32 from Corsair. Currently typing this on a 7th gen Core i5 Dell SFF Optiplex with 32GB of DDR4 memory. yes, the new system is DDR5. Most parts are ordered and most have been delivered, have another 32G set of memory coming, another NVME drive, a mechanical 4TB for storage of video assets etc., the case this week, the PSU next week, the front I/O with card reader doesn't arrive till the later 3rd of February. However, I can get it all put together before and just add it later, and also the graphics card. Want Battlemage but the B850 has been elusive so far, but I have a notification for it at NewEgg and B&H. I'll put on my old retail copy of 10, then upgrade to 11Pro and of course, update anything else as needed. Can't wait!
Sounds like a great system. The only thing I would recommend would be to start with Windows 11. Intel processors with E & P cores work much better in Windows 11 because Windows 10 doesn't schedule between the performance and efficiency cores properly. You might get loads that should go on the performance core getting scheduled to the efficiency cores.
@@CyberCPU Thanks Rich, My thought was to put 10 on this new PC, just long enough to do the upgrade, but knowing the issue with 10 with these new CPU's, I have the product key for 10. Do I even need to install it before 11?
BEWARE OF THIS: Even ticking in Rufus to remove the feature of creating a Microsoft account when and while installing Windows with the Ethernet cable plugged in it won't do any good since Windows installs in most cases the wired network card drivers and so it senses by connecting automatically to the Internet the installation and WILL STILL ask you to install Windows with a Microsoft account! If you forgot unplugging the cable the solution is to unplug it and then choose to return a step or two of the current installation and rerun the installation process!
Hi, Rich, I see in your video you downloaded the chipset drivers from AMD as opposed to the ASROCK website. I also have an ASROCK mobo, so is it better to get the chipset drivers from the AMD website?
I have a problem I wanted to run by you. I have a new sk hynix pc801 oem drive I bought from a guy. It gets like 7000mbs read and 5000mbs write. However when I install windows 11 on it; I can only get 1300mbs write. I don't have bitlocker on or anything like that. I've tried installing windows 10 on it and it runs at full speed on there.
@@CyberCPU i just got one of those mini pc... i dont trust the windows install on it so i intend on reinstalling windows... what im concerned about is the availability of the drivers after i do a fresh install of windows... exporting the drivers before i format and reinstall windows feels like the right process for me.. and makes it easier to get up and running efficiently. in my opinion.
Thank you Rich for another great vid. HP is F10 yeah, and for Lenovo, hit Enter when you see a message re Interrupting startup. NB: I'm surprised you didn't educate your viewers about verifying the .ISO file ... a corrupt .ISO can lead to a corrupt installation, if it installs at all =)
@@CyberCPU I agree, but corruption isn't neccessarily going to come from Microsoft, just a spotty network connection. It only takes 1 byte to be written incorrectly. Thanks for your reply =)
I did a video while back on network troubleshooting. You should check it out. The only thing I can think of is that your NAS is using smb1. For security reasons most modern versions of Windows don't install smb1 but you should still be able to enable it. I haven't done it in a while in windows 11 but I still think the option is there.
I got all the parts to build my own! HELP! Gigabyte Aorus Master z890 Intel core ultra 265k 7 128 BGA ddr5 dim M’s [4 x32gb] 1tb NVME, 2x 2TB NVME, 2X2TB SSD, 1 4tb sata hdd Icue Titan 360 cooling device Intel a770 arc gpu - 16gb Sound blaster card Dark flash atx chassis Thermaltake 1200 watts PSU It is going to be awesome, when it works!
Just a comment on the memory clocking. If you have an AMD CPU, XMP is not what you use. Use EXPO for AMD. Also, if you don’t see the change of memory speed on your BIOS screen, check the advanced tab and it should show the correct speed.
Not always true. EXPO started on AM5. On AM4 you may very well still be looking for XMP even though that's technically an Intel thing. My AMD motherboard asked me to set XMP in BIOS, they just used the term everyone was already familiar with since AMD hadn't come up with EXPO yet.
Okay, cool. Same tip applies no matter which GPU you use. You should always run the latest driver from the manufacturer instead of the one that Windows installs.
Got new part's waiting ✋️ 😌 on memory for Christmas 🎄 cpu motherboard Memory and new chair 💺 😄 and Games 🎮 😀 and some 🍬 candy good home cooked food hmm
@londo776 it's possible that UA-cam used a lower resolution the first time you watched the video. I've noticed some videos only play at 144p sometimes. I've been watching a lot of content related to retro gaming lately and several of the channels are fairly small and UA-cam automatically runs their videos at low resolution and I have to set them to 1080p manually. Might be UA-cam trying to save money. Glad it's working now.
in my 27 years in the IT field, I've never once hear any one say "A S Rock" or "A S U S" for these companies. EVERYONE I've ever spoken to has said "azz-rock" and "eh-seus" This video alone has made me lose all faith in your credibility as a tech. Are you nothing more than a bearded Linus? A presenter and nothing more? Do you even actually know how to build a computer?
After 5 years I've learned that you have to have thick skin to run a UA-cam channel. I'm sorry if my 20 years experience isn't enough for you but my pronunciation of words was the last straw. Also know that I mispronounce regedit on a regular basis and I don't care. 😅😂🤣
@@CyberCPU I noticed this as well, and I too don’t give a damn. Keep pushing forward! On another note, w.r.t. unknown devices (chipset drivers); what are your thoughts on just having Windows Update handle them after first boot?
@@adampavelec857 Windows 10 and 11 are really good at detecting drivers. For the most part I leave whatever they detect unless it's chipset or GPU drivers. For those I updated to the latest from the manufacturer. For all other drivers the Windows drivers work fine unless you're having specific problems with those devices.
I didn't get a new computer, but I will store this away till I buy the next one. Thanks Rich
Perfect Timing! My 16-yr-old son gets a new PC for his new studio/bedroom. Thanks!
Not only are you a windows wizard but also you look like one sir ❤ that gray beard signifies experience
On all machines, no matter the brand, you can get into your BIOS by holding down the Shift key while clicking Restart in the Start menu. Then, select Troubleshoot, Advanced options, UEFI Firmware Settings, and Restart.
Used your sponsor to get a key. It works. Thanks.
I sure did get a New PC Built . Will check out this Video Thanks
I have been seeing some of the latest rumors of Microsoft adding even more AI features, bloat, and privacy-invasive stuff in a future Windows 12 version. I am quite honestly sad about the direction that they want to take future versions of Windows, including the potential of making it cloud-streaming only in the future. Thanks for the tips and tricks as always CyberCPU!
I'm not even confident that there's going to be a Windows 12 at this point. However, Windows as a service has been something Microsoft has wanted for years. Decades in fact. I don't think they'll ever be able to get away with it.
Early today happy new year cyberpc!!!!!
Thanks Rich! Great video!! I've used all your windows tweaks videos on my system. They worked
awesome!! Could you do a video on changing windows 11 startup sound? Thanks!!
Love your videos, Keep up the great work!!
Is it EXPO for AMD systems?
So. based on synergy, which if any will be the bottleneck next? I have the 9800X3D and will buy the RTX 5090 ? or will they be equal in performance if this makes sense?
I really hate setting up new computer, takes me a long time to get it to where I'm happy even with the basic setup (and it's backed up). Anyhoo, BIOS update and settings I always do before installing the OS.
With new installs of Win11 24H2 on new hardware, I find running Windows Update will find most if not all the drivers you need. Some will be in advanced optional. Usually a BIOS update will be there as well. I have had good results. Cheers from Saskatoon.
I agree, I have found Windows 11 in general to be much better at finding drivers than Windows 10. After running a driver installer tool like SDIO after Windows Update on both, Windows 11 covered even the more obscure drivers, almost ruling out the need for driver installer tools entirely.
Windows update uses older drivers most of the time. It does work great but I recommend installing your GPU and chipset drivers from the manufacturer.
There's been instances with GPU drivers that using the manufacturer's driver instead of the default Windows driver had a 20% boost in performance.
Windows 10 and 11 both use the same Windows update mechanism. They should both equally find drivers well. I've never noticed a difference.
@@CyberCPU I always install the latest video drivers from the manufacturer after Windows update is finished which is great unless you are installing Intel onboard video drivers then Windows update will reinstall the older driver. Yes, I know there is a way to tell it not to do that but it is easier just to go to device manager and put the new one back.
@CyberCPU Perhaps you're right. I had a hard time finding more information about this online. But considering that you most likely encounter Windows Update on a more regular basis from your line of work, I respectfully withdraw my earlier statement.
Thank you for your videos, your recommendation to use Snappy Driver Installer Origin has been a life saver!!
we are going in march or April to Get our new PC parts bc we both need uogrades so we are going to microcenter in Dallas and getting the parts. thats the best way the only thing iam not gonna replace is the 4 tb NVMe SSD becouse 1. i dont want 24H2 and 2. i dont want to be spending hrs re D/Ling everything. enjoying the videos Rich i always look forward to them.
Hi nice Video. Did you ever use Drive Identifier 6.1 ? It scans and shows all the latest Drivers for the whole System
No, most programs like that are malware. There's only one exception to that rule and I can't remember the name of it at the moment but I did a video on it a long time ago.
@@CyberCPU Snappy Driver Installer
Hey Rich, one question. Sometimes when I get into my bios/uefi it randomly freezes and need to restart my PC, but never ever had a freeze in normal use, I mean, when i´m on WIndows since I built this system back in October 2022. I´m have 32 GB RAM running in XMP mode an Asus Prime Z690-P. Could this issue be caused by the XMP? Any info about it will be appreciated. Happy new year!
memory bandwidth increase only helps the cpu not the north bridge. for a performance increase, augment the dram to 64 gb or 128 gb if your system supports it.
Its hard to find new USB thumb drives smaller then 32 GBs.
Yep. The nice thing is the 32gb drives are cheap.
BIOS: You can also use F6 to go to Easy Mode and select Profile and change to EXPO or XMP. And I love their Restart to UEFI utility.
I had an old z97 mb that I gifted to a relative, I was dumbfounded as to why XMP could no longer be enabled in the bios. Years later, after installing win11 using the rufus method. Came to find out the dip switch to enable XMP was disabled. Needless to say, I'm glad modern motherboards don't do this anymore.
Please do a video about inaccessible boot drive on window 11
Did Rich just say ATI? 😂😂. Video is fantastic sir!
I just wanted to comment on something that happened to me a few days ago. I have a MSI Z-690 Pro motherboard, and I went into bios to change my fan curve settings and saved them and restarted. The result was a disaster as my entire admin account was GONE!!! Do you know what could have caused this? Oh, fortunately I did make a clone backup the day before, so I was able to restore my admin account with all my data. So, for you new PC builders or buyers or ones lucky enough to be gifted a new PC. Backup your data before messing with your bios!
Great session. That reminded me to check my RAM speed. I upgraded from 32GB @5600MT to 64GB @5200MT but it shows 4800MT. No way to adjust the RAM speed in BIOS. So I returned the RAM. I can't believe I missed this check. Amazon stated this RAM is a typically returned item so maybe this is why?!?!
The cost of new PCs and the RTX 5000 series coming out very soon, plus not many sales going on, it's pretty bad time and bad outcome I say.
Love your videos.
One thing I would like to see is a tutorial on how to edit the Right Click Content Menu. Mine is so cluttered by programs added junk to it. I tried a couple of 3rd party programs but they don't seem to be able to remove everything that I wanted them to remove. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Treating myself to a new machine, an Intel Core 7 Ultra system with hopefully 64GB of memory, running 2 sets of 2x8GB each for a total of 16 Gigs. at 6400/CL 32 from Corsair. Currently typing this on a 7th gen Core i5 Dell SFF Optiplex with 32GB of DDR4 memory. yes, the new system is DDR5.
Most parts are ordered and most have been delivered, have another 32G set of memory coming, another NVME drive, a mechanical 4TB for storage of video assets etc., the case this week, the PSU next week, the front I/O with card reader doesn't arrive till the later 3rd of February. However, I can get it all put together before and just add it later, and also the graphics card. Want Battlemage but the B850 has been elusive so far, but I have a notification for it at NewEgg and B&H.
I'll put on my old retail copy of 10, then upgrade to 11Pro and of course, update anything else as needed. Can't wait!
Sounds like a great system. The only thing I would recommend would be to start with Windows 11. Intel processors with E & P cores work much better in Windows 11 because Windows 10 doesn't schedule between the performance and efficiency cores properly. You might get loads that should go on the performance core getting scheduled to the efficiency cores.
@@CyberCPU Thanks Rich, My thought was to put 10 on this new PC, just long enough to do the upgrade, but knowing the issue with 10 with these new CPU's, I have the product key for 10. Do I even need to install it before 11?
@@johnhpalmer6098 you can install Windows 11 with a Windows 10 key. They are the same. They work interchangeably.
I do need a new pc for W11. I Do graphics design with Blender, Fusion 360, and some video. Any suggestions on spec and manufacturers?
BEWARE OF THIS: Even ticking in Rufus to remove the feature of creating a Microsoft account when and while installing Windows with the Ethernet cable plugged in it won't do any good since Windows installs in most cases the wired network card drivers and so it senses by connecting automatically to the Internet the installation and WILL STILL ask you to install Windows with a Microsoft account! If you forgot unplugging the cable the solution is to unplug it and then choose to return a step or two of the current installation and rerun the installation process!
Does this behavior present itself even with the "oobe/bypassnro" workaround?
@MichaelMossmanNZ It won't work either, no matter what! So, DO NOT PLUG the Ethernet cable to that particular PC!
Hi, Rich, I see in your video you downloaded the chipset drivers from AMD as opposed to the ASROCK website. I also have an ASROCK mobo, so is it better to get the chipset drivers from the AMD website?
What about using ADVANCED STARTUP in SETTINGS?
Very helpful videos.
Once i have installed windows on a fresh pc i just run "Snappy Driver Installer" and it usually sorts out all my driver issues.
Installing the chipset drivers from mb manufacturer (like you did) before running windows update saves alot of pain :) Cheers
Yeah but ms loves to override our drivers & install old & out of date drivers. Specially graphic drivers. Do you know how to stop this?
If I use Rufus to install Windows 11 over an activated Windows 10 will it activate automatically?
It should. A digital license for Windows 10 will work on Windows 11 as well.
I have a problem I wanted to run by you. I have a new sk hynix pc801 oem drive I bought from a guy. It gets like 7000mbs read and 5000mbs write. However when I install windows 11 on it; I can only get 1300mbs write. I don't have bitlocker on or anything like that. I've tried installing windows 10 on it and it runs at full speed on there.
why not back up all the existing drives before the reinstall..?
then update problematic drivers afterwards ...
If it's a new system then there's nothing to back up.
@@CyberCPU ...reinstall of windows..not new install of windows.
@@CyberCPU i just got one of those mini pc... i dont trust the windows install on it so i intend on reinstalling windows... what im concerned about is the availability of the drivers after i do a fresh install of windows... exporting the drivers before i format and reinstall windows feels like the right process for me.. and makes it easier to get up and running efficiently. in my opinion.
Thank you Rich for another great vid. HP is F10 yeah, and for Lenovo, hit Enter when you see a message re Interrupting startup. NB: I'm surprised you didn't educate your viewers about verifying the .ISO file ... a corrupt .ISO can lead to a corrupt installation, if it installs at all =)
You know, I have never downloaded a corrupted ISO from Microsoft before. However, it is a possibility. Rufus might catch it too.
@@CyberCPU I agree, but corruption isn't neccessarily going to come from Microsoft, just a spotty network connection. It only takes 1 byte to be written incorrectly. Thanks for your reply =)
do laptop need chipset driver ?????
I installed Win1124H2 and did not let me access my NAS, when I downgraded to Windows 10 it worked fine
I did a video while back on network troubleshooting. You should check it out. The only thing I can think of is that your NAS is using smb1. For security reasons most modern versions of Windows don't install smb1 but you should still be able to enable it. I haven't done it in a while in windows 11 but I still think the option is there.
I got all the parts to build my own! HELP!
Gigabyte Aorus Master z890
Intel core ultra 265k 7
128 BGA ddr5 dim M’s [4 x32gb]
1tb NVME, 2x 2TB NVME, 2X2TB SSD, 1 4tb sata hdd
Icue Titan 360 cooling device
Intel a770 arc gpu - 16gb
Sound blaster card
Dark flash atx chassis
Thermaltake 1200 watts PSU
It is going to be awesome, when it works!
Just a comment on the memory clocking. If you have an AMD CPU, XMP is not what you use. Use EXPO for AMD. Also, if you don’t see the change of memory speed on your BIOS screen, check the advanced tab and it should show the correct speed.
Not always true. EXPO started on AM5. On AM4 you may very well still be looking for XMP even though that's technically an Intel thing. My AMD motherboard asked me to set XMP in BIOS, they just used the term everyone was already familiar with since AMD hadn't come up with EXPO yet.
There’s no place like localhost?!? Shouldn’t it be “There’s no place like ~/“
I do not like NVIDIA I only use AMD and Intel drivers
Okay, cool. Same tip applies no matter which GPU you use. You should always run the latest driver from the manufacturer instead of the one that Windows installs.
I got all of this, but what about laptops running intel graphics?
Got new part's waiting ✋️ 😌 on memory for Christmas 🎄 cpu motherboard Memory and new chair 💺 😄 and Games 🎮 😀 and some 🍬 candy good home cooked food hmm
An easy way to get into bios on any motherboard: ua-cam.com/users/shortsKy3Uh9dd9bA
What bills. Your youtube channel is free!
Its 2025 and your intro is still the same. 😢
What's wrong with my intro? I like it.
my laptop doesnt have these bios setting
Get your Camera sorted out you're out of focus Can't see a thing
At what time stamp? I didn't notice that at all.
@@CyberCPU I do apologise it's OK now, it may have been you I don't know, it may have been me, but there we go it's better now
@londo776 it's possible that UA-cam used a lower resolution the first time you watched the video. I've noticed some videos only play at 144p sometimes.
I've been watching a lot of content related to retro gaming lately and several of the channels are fairly small and UA-cam automatically runs their videos at low resolution and I have to set them to 1080p manually. Might be UA-cam trying to save money.
Glad it's working now.
However!
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in my 27 years in the IT field, I've never once hear any one say "A S Rock" or "A S U S" for these companies. EVERYONE I've ever spoken to has said "azz-rock" and "eh-seus" This video alone has made me lose all faith in your credibility as a tech. Are you nothing more than a bearded Linus? A presenter and nothing more? Do you even actually know how to build a computer?
After 5 years I've learned that you have to have thick skin to run a UA-cam channel. I'm sorry if my 20 years experience isn't enough for you but my pronunciation of words was the last straw. Also know that I mispronounce regedit on a regular basis and I don't care. 😅😂🤣
@@CyberCPU I noticed this as well, and I too don’t give a damn. Keep pushing forward! On another note, w.r.t. unknown devices (chipset drivers); what are your thoughts on just having Windows Update handle them after first boot?
@@adampavelec857 Windows 10 and 11 are really good at detecting drivers. For the most part I leave whatever they detect unless it's chipset or GPU drivers. For those I updated to the latest from the manufacturer.
For all other drivers the Windows drivers work fine unless you're having specific problems with those devices.
Lip smacking is a huge turn-off!